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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 29.11.2007 COM(2007)762 final

2007/0264 (COD) C6-0444/07

C6-0444/07 C6-0444/07 .

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic

(Recast)

(presented by the Commission)

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. On 1 April 1987 the Commission decided1 to instruct its staff that all legislative acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement and that departments should endeavour to codify at even shorter intervals the texts for which they are responsible, to ensure that the Community rules are clear and readily understandable.

2. The codification of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 of 30 June 1993 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic2 has been initiated by the Commission. The new Regulation was to have superseded the various acts incorporated in it3.

3. In the meantime Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission4 has been amended by Decision 2006/512/EC, which introduced a regulatory procedure with scrutiny for measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty, including by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements.

4. In accordance with the joint statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission5 on Decision 2006/512/EC, for this new procedure to be applicable to instruments adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty which are already in force, those instruments must be adjusted in accordance with the applicable procedures.

5. It is therefore appropriate to transform the codification of Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 into a recast in order to incorporate the amendments necessary for the adjustment to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

1 COM(87) 868 PV. 2 Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the

Council – Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final. 3 See Annex VI of this proposal. 4 OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006,

p. 11). 5 OJ C 255, 21.10.2006, p. 1.

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2018/93 (adapted)

2007/0264 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article ⌦ 285(1) ⌫ thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty3,

Whereas:

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(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 of 30 June 1993 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic4 has been substantially amended several times5. Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.

2018/93 Recital 1

(2) The Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic fisheries approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/786 and establishing the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), requires the Community to supply the NAFO Scientific Council with any available statistical and scientific information requested by the Scientific Council in the performance of its work.

1 OJ C […], […], p.[…]. 2 OJ C […], […], p. […]. 3 OJ C […], […], p. […]. 4 OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the

European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). 5 See Annex VI. 6 OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 653/80 (OJ L 74,

20.3.1980, p. 1).

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(3) Timely catch and activity statistics have been identified by the NAFO Scientific Council as essential to the performance of its work in evaluating the state of the fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic.

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(4) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission7.

(5) Power should be conferred on the Commission in particular to adapt the lists of species and statistical fishing regions, descriptions of those regions, and measures, codes and definitions applied to fishing activity, fishing gears, vessel sizes and methods of fishing. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC,

2018/93

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each Member State shall submit to the Commission data on the catches by vessels registered in, or flying the flag of, that Member State fishing in the Northwest Atlantic, with due regard to Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 8.

The nominal catch data shall include all fishery products landed or transhipped at sea in no matter what form but shall exclude quantities which, subsequent to capture, are discarded at sea, consumed on board or used as bait on board. Aquaculture production shall be excluded. The data shall be recorded as the live weight equivalent of the landings or transshipments, to the nearest tonne.

7 OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006,

p. 11.). 8 OJ L 151, 15.6.1990, p. 1.

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Article 2

1. The data to be submitted shall be of two types:

(a) the annual nominal catches, expressed in tonnes live weight equivalent of the landings, of each of the species listed in Annex I in each of the statistical fishing regions of the Northwest Atlantic listed in Annex II and defined in Annex III ;

(b) the catches as specified under point (a) and the corresponding fishing activity, subdivided by calendar month of capture, fishing gear, vessel size and main species sought.

2. The data referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be submitted by 31 May of the year following the reference year and may be preliminary data. The data referred to in 1(b) shall be submitted by 31 August of the year following the reference year and shall be definitive data.

The data referred to in 1(a) and submitted as preliminary data should be clearly identified as such.

No submissions shall be required for species/fishing region combinations for which no catches were recorded in the reference period of the submission.

Should the Member State not have fished in the Northwest Atlantic in the preceding calendar year, it shall inform the Commission thereof by 31 May of the following year.

3. The definitions and codes to be used in submitting information on fishing activity, fishing gear, method of fishing and vessel size are given in Annex IV.

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4. The Commission may amend the ⌦ lists ⌫ of species and statistical fishing regions and the descriptions of those regions, as well as the measures, codes and definitions applied to fishing activity, fishing gears, vessel sizes and methods of fishing.

Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 6(2).

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Article 3

Except where provisions adopted under the common fisheries policy dictate otherwise, a Member State shall be permitted to use sampling techniques to derive catch data for those parts of the fishing fleet for which the complete coverage of the data would involve the excessive application of administrative procedures. The details of the sampling procedures, together with details of the proportion of the total data derived by such techniques, must be included by the Member State in the report submitted pursuant to Article 7(1).

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Article 4

2018/93 (adapted)

Member States shall fulfil their obligations to the Commission pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 by submitting the data ⌦ in ⌫ the format ⌦ shown ⌫ in Annex V .

With the prior approval of the Commission, Member States may submit data in a different ⌦ format ⌫.

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Article 5

Within 24 hours of receipt of the reports, whenever possible, the Commission shall transmit the information contained therein to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.

1882/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III

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Article 6

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, ⌦ set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC9, ⌫ hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph , Article 5 5a(1) to (4) and ⌦ Article ⌫ 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

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Article 7

1. ⌦ By 28 July 1994 ⌫ Member States shall submit a detailed report to the Commission describing how the data on catches and fishing activity are derived and specifying the degree of representativeness and reliability of these data. The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall draw up a summary of these reports.

2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any modifications of the information provided under paragraph 1 within three months of their introduction.

9 OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.

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3. Methodological reports, data availability ⌦ and ⌫ data reliability ⌦ referred to in paragraph 1 ⌫ and other relevant issues connected with the application of this Regulation shall be examined once a year within the competent Working Group of the Committee.

Article 8

Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VII.

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Article 9

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, […]

For the European Parliament For the Council The President The President […] […]

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1636/2001 Art. 1 and Annex I

ANNEX I

LIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC

Member States must report the nominal catches of those species marked with an asterisk (*). The reporting of nominal catches of the remaining species is optional as concerns the identification of the individual species. However, where data for individual species are not submitted the data shall be included in aggregate categories. Member States may submit data for species not in the list provided that the species are clearly identified.

Note: ‘n.e.i.’ is the abbreviation for ‘not elsewhere identified’.

English name 3-alpha identifier Scientific name

GROUNDFISH

Atlantic cod COD (*) Gadus morhua

Haddock HAD (*) Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Atlantic redfishes n.e.i. RED (*) Sebastes spp.

Silver hake HKS (*) Merluccius bilinearis

Red hake HKR (*) Urophycis chuss

Saithe (= pollock) POK (*) Pollachius virens

Golden redfish REG (*) Sebastes marinus

Beaked redfish REB (*) Sebastes mentella

American plaice (L. R. dab) PLA (*) Hippoglossoides platessoides

Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Yellowtail flounder YEL (*) Pleuronectes ferruginea

Greenland halibut GHL (*) Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Atlantic halibut HAL (*) Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Winter flounder FLW (*) Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Summer flounder FLS (*) Paralichthys dentatus

Windowpane flounder FLD (*) Scophthalmus aquosus

Flatfishes n.e.i. FLX Pleuronectiformes

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American angler ANG (*) Lophius americanus

Atlantic searobins SRA Prionotus spp.

Atlantic tomcod TOM Microgadus tomcod

Blue antimora ANT Antimora rostrata

Blue whiting (= poutassou) WHB Micromesistius poutassou

Cunner CUN Tautogolabrus adspersus

Cusk (= tusk) USK Brosme brosme

Greenland cod GRC Gadus ogac

Blue ling BLI Molva dypterygia

Ling LIN (*) Molva molva

Lumpfish (= lumpsucker) LUM (*) Cyclopterus lumpus

Northern kingfish KGF Menticirrhus saxatilis

Northern puffer PUF Sphoeroides maculatus

Eelpouts n.e.i. ELZ Lycodes spp.

Ocean pout OPT Macrozoarces americanus

Polar cod POC Boreogadus saida

Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris

Roughhead grenadier RHG Macrourus berglax

Sandeels (= sand lances) SAN Ammodytes spp.

Sculpins n.e.i. SCU Myoxocephalus spp.

Scup SCP Stenotomus chrysops

Tautog TAU Tautoga onitis

Tilefish TIL Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

White hake HKW (*) Urophycis tenuis

Wolf-fishes n.e.i. CAT (*) Anarhichas spp.

Atlantic wolf-fish CAA (*) Anarhichas lupus

Spotted wolf-fish CAS (*) Anarhichas minor

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Groundfishes n.e.i. GRO Osteichthyes

PELAGIC FISH

Atlantic herring HER (*) Clupea harengus

Atlantic mackerel MAC (*) Scomber scombrus

Atlantic butterfish BUT Peprilus triacanthus

Atlantic menhaden MHA (*) Brevoortia tyrannus

Atlantic saury SAU Scomberesox saurus

Bay anchovy ANB Anchoa mitchilli

Bluefish BLU Pomatomus saltatrix

Crevalle Jack CVJ Caranx hippos

Frigate tuna FRI Auxis thazard

King mackerel KGM Scomberomorus cavalla

Atlantic Spanish mackerel SSM (*) Scomberomorus maculatus

Sailfish SAI Istiophorus platypterus

White marlin WHM Tetrapturus albidus

Blue marlin BUM Makaira nigricans

Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius

Albacore tuna ALB Thunnus alalunga

Atlantic bonito BON Sarda sarda

Little tunny LTA Euthynnus alletteratus

Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus

Northern bluefish tuna BFT Thunnus thynnus

Skipjack tuna SKJ Katsuwonus pelamis

Yellowfin tuna YFT Thunnus albacares

Tunas n.e.i. TUN Scombridae

Pelagic fishes n.e.i. PEL Osteichthyes

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OTHER FIN FISH

Alewife ALE Alosa pseudoharengus

Amberjacks n.e.i. AMX Seriola spp.

American conger COA Conger oceanicus

American eel ELA Anguilla rostrata

American shad SHA Alosa sapidissima

Argentines n.e.i. ARG Argentina spp.

Atlantic croaker CKA Micropogonias undulatus

Atlantic needlefish NFA Strongylura marina

Atlantic thread herring THA Opisthonema oglinum

Baird's slickhead ALC Alepocephalus bairdii

Black drum BDM Pogonias cromis

Black sea bass BSB Centropristis striata

Blueback herring BBH Alosa aestivalis

Capelin CAP (*) Mallotus villosus

Char n.e.i. CHR Salvelinus spp.

Cobia CBA Rachycentron canadum

Common (= Florida) pompano POM Trachinotus carolinus

Gizzard shad SHG Dorosoma cepedianum

Grunts n.e.i. GRX Pomadasyidae

Hickory shad SHH Alosa mediocris

Lanternfish LAX Notoscopelus spp.

Mullets n.e.i. MUL Mugilidae

North Atlantic harvestfish HVF Peprilus alepidotus (= Paru)

Pigfish PIG Orthopristis chrysoptera

Rainbow smelt SMR Osmerus mordax

Red drum RDM Sciaenops ocellatus

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Red porgy RPG Pagrus pagrus

Rough shad RSC Trachurus lathami

Sand perch PES Diplectrum formosum

Sheepshead SPH Archosargus probatocephalus

Spot croaker SPT Leiostomus xanthurus

Spotted weakfish SWF Cynoscion nebulosus

Squeteague STG Cynoscion regalis

Striped bass STB Morone saxatilis

Sturgeons n.e.i. STU Acipenseridae

Tarpon TAR Tarpon (= Megalops) atlanticus

Trout n.e.i. TRO Salmo spp.

White perch PEW Morone americana

Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.

Spiny (= piked) dogfish DGS (*) Squalus acanthias

Dogfishes n.e.i. DGX (*) Squalidae

Porbeagle POR (*) Lamna nasus

Large sharks n.e.i. SHX Squaliformes

Shortfin mako shark SMA Isurus oxyrinchus

Atlantic sharpnose shark RHT Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Black dogfish CFB Centroscyllium fabricii

Boreal (Greenland) shark GSK Somniousus microcephalus

Basking shark BSK Cetorhinus maximus

Little skate RJD Leucoraja erinacea

Barndoor skate RJL Dipturus laevis

Winter skate RJT Leucoraja ocellata

Thorny skate RJR Amblyraja radiata

Smooth skate RJS Malacoraja senta

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Spinytail (spinetail) skate RJQ Bathyraja spinicauda

Arctic skate RJG Amblyraja hyperborea

Skates n.e.i. SKA (*) Raja spp.

Finfishes n.e.i. FIN Osteichthyes

INVERTEBRATES

Long-finned squid SQL (*) Loligo pealei

Short-finned squid SQI (*) Illex illecebrosus

Squids n.e.i. SQU (*) Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae

Atlantic razor clam CLR Ensis directus

Hard clam CLH Mercenaria mercenaria

Occan quahog CLQ Arctica islandica

Soft clam CLS Mya arenaria

Surf clam CLB Spisula solidissima

Clams n.e.i. CLX Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea

Bay scallop SCB Argopecten irradians

Calico scallop SCC Argopecten gibbus

Icelandic scallop ISC Chlamys islandica

Sea scallop SCA Placopecten magellanicus

Scallops n.e.i. SCX Pectinidae

American cupped oyster OYA Crassostrea virginica

Blue mussel MUS Mytilus edulis

Whelks n.e.i. WHX Busycon spp.

Periwinkles n.e.i. PER Littorina spp.

Marine molluscs n.e.i. MOL Mollusca

Atlantic rock crab CRK Cancer irroratus

Blue crab CRB Callinectes sapidus

Green crab CRG Carcinus maenas

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Jonah crab CRJ Cancer borealis

Queen crab CRQ Chinoecetes opilio

Red crab CRR Geryon quinquedens

Stone king crab KCT Lithodes maia

Marine crabs n.e.i. CRA Reptantia

American lobster LBA Homarus americanus

Northern prawn PRA (*) Pandalus borealis

Aesop shrimp AES Pandalus montagui

Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. PEN (*) Penaeus spp.

Pink (= pandalid) shrimps PAN (*) Pandalus spp.

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. CRU Crustacea

Sea urchin URC Strongylocentrotus spp.

Marine worms n.e.i. WOR Polychaeta

Horeshoe crab HSC Limulus polythemus

Marine invertebrates n.e.i. INV Invertebrata

SEAWEEDS

Brown seaweeds SWB Phaeophyceae

Red seaweeds SWR Rhodophyceae

Seaweeds n.e.i. SWX Algae

SEALS

Harp seal SHE Pagophilus groenlandicus

Hooded seal SEZ Cystophora cristata

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ANNEX II

STATISTICAL FISHING AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FOR WHICH DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTED

Sub-area 0

Division 0 A

Division 0 B

Sub-area 1

Division 1 A

Division 1 B

Division 1 C

Division 1 D

Division 1 E

Division 1 F

Division 1 NK (not known)

Sub-area 2

Division 2 G

Division 2 H

Division 2 J

Division 2 NK (not known)

Sub-area 3

Division 3 K

Division 3 L

Division 3 M

Division 3 N

Division 3 O

Division 3 P

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Sub-division 3 P n

Sub-division 3 P s

Division 3 NK (not known)

Sub-area 4

Division 4 R

Division 4 S

Division 4 T

Division 4 V

Sub-division 4 V n

Sub-division 4 V s

Division 4 W

Division 4 X

Division 4 NK (not known)

Sub-area 5

Division 5 Y

Division 5 Z

Sub-division 5 Z e

Sub-unit 5 Z c

Sub-unit 5 Z u

Sub-division 5 Z w

Division 5 NK (not known)

Sub-area 6

Division 6 A

Division 6 B

Division 6 C

Division 6 D

Division 6 E

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Division 6 F

Division 6 G

Division 6 H

Division 6 NK (not known)

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Statistical fishing areas for the Northwest Atlantic

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ANNEX III

1636/2001 Art. 1 and Annex II

DESCRIPTION OF THE NAFO SUB-AREAS AND DIVISIONS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FISHERY STATISTICS AND REGULATIONS IN THE NORTH-

WEST ATLANTIC

The scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions provided for by Article XX of the Convention of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation are as follows:

SUB-AREA 0

That portion of the Convention Area bounded on the south by a line extending due east from a point at 61°00′ north latitude and 65°00′ west longitude to a point at 61°00′ north latitude and 59°00′ west longitude, thence in a south-easterly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 60°12′ north latitude and 57°13′ west longitude; thence bounded on the east by a series of geodisic lines joining the following points:

Point No Latitude Longitude

1 60°12′0 57°13′0

2 61°00′0 57°13′1

3 62°00′5 57°21′1

4 62°02′3 57°21′8

5 62°03′5 57°22′2

6 62°11′5 57°25′4

7 62°47′2 57°41′0

8 63°22′8 57°57′4

9 63°28′6 57°59′7

10 63°35′0 58°02′0

11 63°37′2 58°01′2

12 63°44′1 57°58′8

13 63°50′1 57°57′2

14 63°52′6 57°56′6

15 63°57′4 57°53′5

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16 64°04′3 57°49′1

17 64°12′2 57°48′2

18 65°06′0 57°44′1

19 65°08′9 57°43′9

20 65°11′6 57°44′4

21 65°14′5 57°45′1

22 65°18′1 57°45′8

23 65°23′3 57°44′9

24 65°34′8 57°42′3

25 65°37′7 57°41′9

26 65°50′9 57°40′7

27 65°51′7 57°40′6

28 65°57′6 57°40′1

29 66°03′5 57°39′6

30 66°12′9 57°38′2

31 66°18′8 57°37′8

32 66°24′6 57°37′8

33 66°30′3 57°38′3

34 66°36′1 57°39′2

35 66°37′9 57°39′6

36 66°41′8 57°40′6

37 66°49′5 57°43′0

38 67°21′6 57°52′7

39 67°27′3 57°54′9

40 67°28′3 57°55′3

41 67°29′1 57°56′1

42 67°30′7 57°57′8

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43 67°35′3 58°02′2

44 67°39′7 58°06′2

45 67°44′2 58°09′9

46 67°56′9 58°19′8

47 68°01′8 58°23′3

48 68°04′3 58°25′0

49 68°06′8 58°26′7

50 68°07′5 58°27′2

51 68°16′1 58°34′1

52 68°21′7 58°39′0

53 68°25′3 58°42′4

54 68°32′9 59°01′8

55 68°34′0 59°04′6

56 68°37′9 59°14′3

57 68°38′0 59°14′6

58 68°56′8 60°02′4

59 69°00′8 60°09′0

60 69°06′8 60°18′5

61 69°10′3 60°23′8

62 69°12′8 60°27′5

63 69°29′4 60°51′6

64 69°49′8 60°58′2

65 69°55′3 60°59′6

66 69°55′8 61°00′0

67 70°01′6 61°04′2

68 70°07′5 61°08′1

69 70°08′8 61°08′8

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70 70°13′4 61°10′6

71 70°33′1 61°17′4

72 70°35′6 61°20′6

73 70°48′2 61°37′9

74 70°51′8 61°42′7

75 71°12′1 62°09′1

76 71°18′9 62°17′5

77 71°25′9 62°25′5

78 71°29′4 62°29′3

79 71°31′8 62°32′0

80 71°32′9 62°33′5

81 71°44′7 62°49′6

82 71°47′3 62°53′1

83 71°52′9 63°03′9

84 72°01′7 63°21′1

85 72°06′4 63°30′9

86 72°11′0 63°41′0

87 72°24′8 64°13′2

88 72°30′5 64°26′1

89 72°36′3 64°38′8

90 72°43′7 64°54′3

91 72°45′7 64°58′4

92 72°47′7 65°00′9

93 72°50′8 65°07′6

94 73°18′5 66°08′3

95 73°25′9 66°25′3

96 73°31′1 67°15′1

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97 73°36′5 68°05′5

98 73°37′9 68°12′3

99 73°41′7 68°29′4

100 73°46′1 68°48′5

101 73°46′7 68°51′1

102 73°52′3 69°11′3

103 73°57′6 69°31′5

104 74°02′2 69°50′3

105 74°02′6 69°52′0

106 74°06′1 70°06′6

107 74°07′5 70°12′5

108 74°10′0 70°23′1

109 74°12′5 70°33′7

110 74°24′0 71°25′7

111 74°28′6 71°45′8

112 74°44′2 72°53′0

113 74°50′6 73°02′8

114 75°00′0 73°16′3

115 75°05′ 73°30′

and thence due north to the parallel of 78°10′ north latitude; and bounded on the west by a line beginning at 61°00′ north latitude and 65°00′ west longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to the coast of Baffin Island at East Bluff (61°55′ north latitude and 66°20′ west longitude), and thence in a northerly direction along the coast of Baffin Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island and Ellesmere Island and following the meridian of 80° west longitude in the waters between those islands to 78°10′ north latitude; and bounded on the north by the parallel of 78°10′ north latitude.

Sub-area 0 is composed of two divisions

Division 0A

That portion of the sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude.

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Division 0B

That portion of the sub-area lying to the south of the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude.

SUB-AREA 1

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of sub-area 0 and to the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60°12′ north latitude and 57°13′ west longitude with a point at 52°15′ north latitude and 42°00′ west longitude.

Sub-area 1 is composed of six divisions

Division 1A

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 68°50′ north latitude (Christianshaab).

Division 1B

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak) and the parallel of 68°50′ north latitude (Christianshaab).

Division 1C

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 64°15′ north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab) and the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak).

Division 1D

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 62°30′ north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier) and the parallel of 64°15′ north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab).

Division 1E

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 60°45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the parallel of 62°30′ north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier).

Division 1F

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 60°45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation).

SUB-AREA 2

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of the meridian of 64°30′ west longitude in the area of Hudson Strait, to the south of sub-area 0, to the south and west of sub-area 1 and to the north of the parallel of 52°15′ north latitude.

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Sub-area 2 is composed of three divisions

Division 2G

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 57°40′ north latitude (Cape Mugford).

Division 2H

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 55°20′ north latitude (Hopedale) and the parallel of 57°40′ north latitude (Cape Mugford).

Division 2J

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 55°20′ north latitude (Hopedale).

SUB-AREA 3

That portion of the Convention Area lying south of the parallel of 52°15′ north latitude, and to the east of a line extending due north from Cape Bauld on the north coast of Newfoundland to 52°15′ north latitude; to the north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude; and to the east and north of a rhumb line commencing at 39°00′ north latitude, 50°00′ west longitude and extending in a north-Westerly direction to pass through a point at 43°30′ north latitude, 55°00′ west longitude in the direction of a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude until it intersects a straight line connecting Cape Ray, 47°37,0′ north latitude; 59°18,0′ west longitude on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North, 47°02,0′ north latitude; 60°25,0′ west longitude on Cape Breton Island; thence in a north-easterly direction along said line to Cape Ray, 47°37,0′ north latitude, 59°18,0′ west longitude.

Sub-area 3 is composed of six divisions

Division 3K

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 49°15′ north latitude (Cape Freels, Newfoundland).

Division 3L

That portion of the sub-area lying between the Newfoundland coast from Cape Freels to Cape St Mary and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Freels, thence due east to the meridian of 46°30′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 46°00′ north latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 54°30′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line to Cape St Mary, Newfoundland.

Division 3M

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 49°15′ north latitude and east of the meridian of 46°30′ west longitude.

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Division 3N

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46°00′ north latitude and between the meridian of 46°30′ west longitude and the meridian of 51°00′ west longitude.

Division 3O

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46°00′ north latitude and between the meridian of 51°00′ west longitude and the meridian of 54°30′ west longitude.

Division 3P

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the Newfoundland coast and west of a line from Cape St Mary, Newfoundland to a point at 46°00′ north latitude, 54°30′ west longitude, thence due south to a limit of the sub-area.

Division 3P is divided into two subdivisions:

3Pn — north-western subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying north-west of a line extending from 47°30,7′ north latitude; 57°43,2′ west longitude, approximately southwest to a point at 46°50,7′ north latitude and 58°49,0′ west longitude;

3Ps — south-eastern subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying south-east of the line defined for subdivision 3Pn.

SUB-AREA 4

That portion of the Convention Area lying north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, to the west of sub-area 3, and to the east of a line described as follows:

beginning at the terminus of the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada in Grand Manan Channel, at a point at 44°46′35,346″ north latitude; 66°54′11,253″ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel of 43°50′ north latitude; thence due west to the meridian of 67°24′27,24″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-westerly direction to a point at 42°53′14″ north latitude and 67°44′35″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42°31′08″ north latitude and 67°28′05″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line to a point at 42°20′ north latitude and 67°18′13,15″ west longitude;

thence due east to a point at 66°00′ west longitude; thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42°00′ north latitude and 65°40′ west longitude and thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude.

Sub-area 4 is composed of six divisions

Division 4R

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Newfoundland from Cape Bauld to Cape Ray and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Bauld, thence due north to the parallel of 52°15′ north latitude, thence due west to the Labrador coast, thence along the Labrador coast to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary, thence along a rhumb line

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in a south-westerly direction to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due south to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to the point at which the boundary of Sub-area 3 intersects the straight line joining Cape North, Nova Scotia with Cape Ray, Newfoundland, thence to Cape Ray, Newfoundland.

Division 4S

That portion of the sub-area lying between the south coast of Quebec from the terminus of the Labrador Quebec boundary to Pte. des Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pte. des Monts, thence due east to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 64°40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in an east-southeasterly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due north to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a north-easterly direction to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary.

Division 4T

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coasts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec from Cape North to Pte. des Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pte. des Monts, thence due east to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 64°40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.

Division 4V

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia between Cape North and Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45°40′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60°00′ west longitude to the parallel of 44°10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of 59°00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, thence due east to a point where the boundary between sub-areas 3 and 4 meets the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, thence along the boundary between sub-areas 3 and 4 and a line continuing in a north-westerly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, and thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.

Division 4V is divided into two subdivisions:

4Vn — northern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying north of the parallel of 45°40′ north latitude;

4Vs — southern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying south of the parallel of 45°40′ north latitude.

Division 4W

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia from Halifax to Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45°40′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60°00′ west longitude to the parallel of 44°10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of 59°00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north

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latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 63°20′ west longitude, thence due north to a point on that meridian at 44°20′ north latitude, thence along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Division 4X

That portion of the sub-area lying between the western boundary of sub-area 4 and the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from the terminus of the boundary between New Brunswick and Maine to Halifax, and a line described as follows: beginning at Halifax, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 44°20′ north latitude, 63°20′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, and thence due west to the meridian of 65°40′ west longitude.

SUB-AREA 5

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the west of the western boundary of sub-area 4, to the north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, and to the east of the meridian of 71°40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 5 is composed of two divisions

Division 5Y

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts from the border between Maine and New Brunswick to 70°00′ west longitude on Cape Cod (at approximately 42° north latitude) and a line described as follows: beginning at a point on Cape Cod at 70° west longitude (at approximately 42° north latitude), thence due north to 42°20′ north latitude, thence due east to 67°18′13,15″ west longitude at the boundary of sub-areas 4 and 5, and thence along that boundary to the boundary of Canada and the United States.

Division 5Z

That portion of the sub-area lying to the south and east of division 5Y.

Division 5Z is divided into two subdivisions: an eastern subdivision and a western subdivision defined as follows:

5Ze — eastern subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying east of the meridian of 70°00′ west longitude;

Subdivision 5Ze is sub-divided into two subunits1:

5Zu (United States waters) is that part of subdivision 5Ze to the west of the geodetic lines connecting the points with the following coordinates:

1 These two subunits are not recorded in the sixth publication of the NAFO Convention (May 2000).

However, following a proposal of the NAFO Scientific Council, they were approved by the NAFO General Council pursuant to Article XX(2) of the NAFO Convention.

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Latitude north Longitude west

A 44°11′12″ 67°16′46″

B 42°53′14″ 67°44′35″

C 42°31′08″ 67°28′05″

D 40°27′05″ 65°41′59″.

5Zc (Canadian waters) is that part of subdivision 5Ze to the east of the abovementioned geodetic lines;

5Zw — western subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying west of the meridian of 70°00′ west longitude.

SUB-AREA 6

That part of the Convention Area bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Rhode Island at 71°40′ west longitude, thence due south to 39°00′ north latitude, thence due east to 42°00′ west longitude, thence due south to 35°00′ north latitude, thence due west to the coast of North America, thence northwards along the coast of North America to the point on Rhode Island at 71°40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 6 is composed of eight divisions

Division 6A

That portion of the sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude and to the west of sub-area 5.

Division 6B

That portion of the sub-area lying to the west of 70°00′ west longitude, to the south of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, and to the north and west of a line running westward along the parallel of 37°00′ north latitude to 76°00′ west longitude and thence due south to Cape Henry, Virginia.

Division 6C

That portion of the sub-area lying to the west of 70°00′ west longitude and to the south of subdivision 6B.

Division 6D

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of divisions 6B and 6C and to the west of 65°00′ west longitude.

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Division 6E

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6D and to the west of 60°00′ west longitude.

Division 6F

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6E and to the west of 55°00′ west longitude.

Division 6G

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6F and to the west of 50°00′ west longitude.

Division 6H

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6G and to the west of 42°00′ west longitude.

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2018/93

ANNEX IV

1636/2001 Art. 1 and Annex III

DEFINITIONS AND CODING TO BE USED IN THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA

(A) LIST OF FISHING GEAR/FISHING VESSEL CATEGORIES

(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gears (ISSCFG))

Category Abbreviation

Trawls

Bottom trawls

– beam trawls TBB

– otter trawls (side or stern not specified) OTB

– otter trawls (side) OTB1

– otter trawls (stern) OTB2

– pair trawls (two vessels) PTB

– shrimp trawls TBS

– nephrops trawls TBN

– bottom trawls (not specified) TB

Midwater trawls

– otter trawls (side or stern not specified) OTM

– otter trawls (side) OTM1

– otter trawls (stern) OTM2

– pair trawls (two vessels) PTM

– shrimp trawls TMS

– midwater trawls (not specified) TM

Twin trawl OTS

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Otter twin trawls OTT

Pair trawls (two vessels) (not specified) PT

Otter trawls (not specified) OT

Other trawls (not specified) TX

Seine nets

Beach seines SB

Boat or vessel seines SV

– Danish seines SDN

– Scottish seines SSC

– pair seines (two vessels) SPR

Seine nets (not specified) SX

Surrounding nets

With purse lines (purse seine) PS

– operated by one vessel PS1

– operated by two vessels PS2

Without purse lines (lampara) LA

Gillnets and entangling nets

Set gillnets (anchored) GNS

Drift gillnets GND

Encircling gillnets GNC

Fixed gillnets (on stakes) GNF

Trammel nets GTR

Combined gillnet-trammel nets GTN

Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified) GEN

Gillnets (not specified) GN

Hooks and lines

Set longlines LLS

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Drift longlines LLD

Longlines (not specified) LL

Handlines and polelines (hand-operated) LHP

Handlines and polelines (mechanised) LTM

Trolling lines LTL

Hooks and lines (not specified) LX

Traps

Stationary uncovered poundnets FPN

Covered pots FPO

Fyke nets FYK

Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. FWR

Stownets FSN

Aerial nets FAR

Traps (not specified) FIX

Falling gear

Cast nets FCN

Falling gear (unspecified) FG

Dredges

Boat dredge DRB

Hand dredge DRH

Grappling and wounding

Harpoon HAR

Lift nets

Portable lift nets LNP

Boat operated lift nets LNB

Shore operated stationary lift nets LNS

Lift nets (not specified) LN

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Harvesting machines

Pumps HMP

Mechanised dredges HMD

Harvesting machines (not specified) HMX

Miscellaneous gears MIS

Gear not known NK

(B) DEFINITIONS OF FISHING EFFORT MEASURES FOR GEAR CATEGORIES

Three levels of precisions of fishing effort should be provided, where possible.

Category A

Fishing gear Effort measure Definitions

Surrounding nets (purse seines)

Number of sets Number of times the gear has been set or shot, whether or not a catch was made. This measure is appropriate when shoal size and packing is related to stock abundance or sets are made in a random manner

Beach seines Number of sets Number of times the gear has been set or shot, whether or not a catch was made

Boat seines Number of hours fished

Number of times the gear was set or shot times the estimated mean set or shot duration

Trawls Number of hours Number of hours during which the trawl was in the water (midwater trawl) or on the bottom (bottom trawl), and fishing

Boat dredges Number of hours fished

Number of hours during which the dredge was on the bottom and fishing

Gillnets (set or drift)

Number of effort units

Length of nets expressed in 100-metre units multiplied by the number of sets made (= accumulated total length in metres of net used in a given time divided by 100)

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Gillnets (fixed) Number of effort units

Length of net expressed in 100-metre units multiplied by the number of times the net was cleared

Traps (uncovered pound nets)

Number of effort units

Number of days fished times the number of units hauled

Covered pots and fyke nets

Number of effort units

Number of lifts times the number of units (= total number of units fished in a given time period)

Longlines (set or drift)

Thousands of hooks

Number of hooks fished in a given time period divided by 1 000

Handlines (pole, troll, jig, etc.)

Number of line days

Total number of lines used in a given time period

Harpoons (Report effort levels B and C only)

Category B

Numbers of days fished: the number of days on which fishing took place. For those fisheries in which searching is a substantial part of the fishing operation, days in which searching but no fishing took place should be included in ‘days fished’ data.

Category C

For number of days on ground in addition to days fished and searching also all other days while the vessel was on the ground should be included.

Per cent of estimated effort (prorated effort)

Since corresponding effort measures may not be available for the total catch, the percentage of the effort that has been estimated should be indicated. This is calculated from:

(((Total catch) − (Catch for which effort has been recorded)) × 100)/(Total catch)

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(C) VESSEL SIZE CATEGORIES

(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Vessels (ISSCFV))

Tonnage classes

Gross tonnage category Code

0-49,9 02

50-149,9 03

150-499,9 04

500-999,9 05

1 000-1 999,9 06

2 000-99 999,9 07

Not known 00

(D) MAIN SPECIES SOUGHT

This is the species to which the fishing was principally directed. However, it may not correspond with the species which formed the greater part of the catch. The species should be indicated using the 3-alpha identifier (see Annex I).

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2018/93 (adapted)

ANNEX V

FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DATA

1636/2001 Art. 2 and Annex IV

(adapted)

A. CODING FORMAT

For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(a)

The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:

Field Remarks

Country ISO 2-alpha code (e.g. FR = France)

Year e.g. 2001 or 01

FAO major fishing area 21 = North-West Atlantic

Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn

Species 3-alpha identifier

Catch Tonnes

For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(b)

The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:

Field Remarks

Country ISO 2-alpha code (e.g. FR = France)

Year e.g. 0001 or 2001 for the year 2001

Month e.g. 01 = January

FAO major fishing area 21 = North-West Atlantic

Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn

Main species sought 3-alpha identifier

Vessel/gear category ISSCFG code (e.g. 0TB2 = bottom otter

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trawl)

Vessel size class ISSCFV code (e.g. 04 = 150-499,9 GT):

Average gross tonnage Tonnes

Average engine power Kilowatts

Percentage effort estimated Numeric

Unit 3-alpha identifier of species or effort identifier (e.g. COD = Atlantic cod or A = effort measure A)

Data Catch (in metric tonnes) or effort unit

(a) The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings.

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(b) Country codes:

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Iceland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IS

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

NO

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

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Finland

Sweden

Turkey

United Kingdom

FI

SE

TR

UK

B. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF THE DATA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

As far as is possible, the data should be transmitted in an electronic format (for example as an e-mail attachment).

Failing this, the submission of a file on a 3,5¢ HD floppy disk will be accepted.

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ANNEX VI

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 (OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1)

Point X.6 of Annex I to the 1994 Act of Accession (OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 189)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/2001 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 1)

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)

only Article 3 and Annex III, pt. 44

Point 10.9 of Annex II to the 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 571)

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ANNEX VII

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 This Regulation

Article 1 Article 1

Article 2 Article 2

Article 3 Article 3

Article 4 Article 4

Article 5 Article 5

Article 6(1) and (2) Article 6(1) and (2)

Article 6(3) _______

Article 7(1) Article 7(1)

Article 7(2) Article 7(2)

Article 7(3) _______

Article 7(4) Article 7(3)

Article 8 _______

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Article 9 Article 9

Annex I Annex I

Annex II Annex II

Annex III Annex III

Annex IV Annex IV

Annex V Annex V

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_______ Annex VII

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